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Quagmire
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Posts: 468
From: Leeds
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Posted: 2012-05-31 13:38
Hahaha u tool.
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DRM
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Joined: 19-Nov-2011
Posts: 40
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Posted: 2012-05-31 17:11
If anyone fancies a drag race I'll run my RS4 against a Daewoo Matiz 
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The_Lunn
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Joined: 17-May-2011
Posts: 838
From: Leeds
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Posted: 2012-05-31 23:31
Rs4 v motorbike
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unique
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Joined: 06-Sep-2009
Posts: 1917
From: South elmsall
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Posted: 2012-06-01 00:57
On 2012-05-31 12:04 , Riggers Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! If the tourney is as entertaining as this thread it will be well worth entering lol
I'm not bothering because I think I should be a Cat 4. Nicky beat me on the Brunswick by a lot more than the 3 start I gave him so if he's a cat4 I'm a cat 6 lol
You beat me regular lee so does that mean I'm a cat 4 as well ----------------- Mr Dockerty to you boys
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unique
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From: South elmsall
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Posted: 2012-06-01 00:58
On 2012-05-31 12:40 , great1 Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! IMO a cat 3 player has more chance of beating a cat 2 player than a cat 5 player would have of beating a cat 3 player. I don't see the cat 5 players moaning about that, strange characters in the pool world, lol.
Seems to me the cat 3 players are trying to rip off the the cat 4's and cat 5's and then the cat 2's get accused of ruining tournament entries because they always win, gimme a break! Spot on Arfan ----------------- Mr Dockerty to you boys
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unique
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From: South elmsall
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Posted: 2012-06-01 01:02
Here's an idea choppers,keep running pool/tournies as they are being run now and kill 9 ball altogether very soon,give yourself a big hand in a few month when it's completely dead,roll on the cat 6 7 n 8 comps then
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DRM
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Posts: 40
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Posted: 2012-06-01 03:14
On 2012-06-01 01:02 , unique Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! Here's an idea choppers,keep running pool/tournies as they are being run now and kill 9 ball altogether very soon,give yourself a big hand in a few month when it's completely dead,roll on the cat 6 7 n 8 comps then If it reaches a cat 9 then count me in ----------------- 
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Riggers
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Joined: 30-Mar-2006
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From: Barnsley (centre of the universe)
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Posted: 2012-06-01 09:10
On 2012-06-01 00:57 , unique Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! On 2012-05-31 12:04 , Riggers Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! If the tourney is as entertaining as this thread it will be well worth entering lol
I'm not bothering because I think I should be a Cat 4. Nicky beat me on the Brunswick by a lot more than the 3 start I gave him so if he's a cat4 I'm a cat 6 lol
You beat me regular lee so does that mean I'm a cat 4 as well
Only if you get practising pal.
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LeedsHighlander
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Posts: 263
From: Reading
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Posted: 2012-06-01 09:23
Eric, we've met a handful of times and for the main, you're a sound guy and very opinionated which is great to read about in forums like this but please stop thinking so negatively and condemning things to near apocalyptic doom. Running these tournaments will not be the end of all pool as we know it!
I agree that this format covers a portion of players that have a shared passion for playing a quality of pool they are happy with, with their spare cash, disposable income etc. You know the guys thy are serious about improving their games and those people don't solely rely on tournaments like this, they are GB9 qualified, they play on MMTV, they practice whenever possible and some arrange money matches on the side. American pool has a hard enough time in UK Without us constantly
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LeedsHighlander
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From: Reading
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Posted: 2012-06-01 09:25
Digging at the grass roots and future stars of the game in the UK.
One team
One British federation
9 ball will never die
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The_Lunn
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Joined: 17-May-2011
Posts: 838
From: Leeds
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Posted: 2012-06-01 09:40
The issue is Del that there hasnt been a standard tourney since around feb? And with the gaps between GB9 there hasnt really been anything to play in. There defo should be tournaments that better players cant play in but for the most part they should be open to anyone IMO.
At the end of the day all we want to do is play pool. Then lets just play!
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The_Lunn
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From: Leeds
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Posted: 2012-06-01 09:43
You have to admit cutting players out isnt good for pool in the UK
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LeedsHighlander
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From: Reading
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Posted: 2012-06-01 09:54
I do agree with that part Luggsy as above, however people will play at their level if they wish. Personally I dont want to exclude anyone and will play anyone as you know but it has to be acknowledged that there are people who are happy just playing there level. I fall into cat 4 but in my mind I'm a 1 and wont stop improving!
Club owners lets make it happen an set up a tourney that encompasses all. In the past it's failed from what I've seen but now let's make everyone put their money where their mouth is.
MF is putting on multiskill level tourneys that attract overseas players even, that are well worth travelling for we should be able to do the same locally.
Highlander loves the game!
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The_Lunn
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From: Leeds
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Posted: 2012-06-01 10:06
We dont mind fair handicaps, and im sure the cat 3+s dont mind us playing as long as the handicaps are fair. But running a handicap tournament AND cutting out players seems a bit weird IMO
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LeedsHighlander
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From: Reading
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Posted: 2012-06-01 10:20
I don't think it'll go ahead will? if I set up and run a proper £50 tournament no handi, open event for 10 ball would you all fancy it? won't be for a month or so to give plenty of notice but deffo before gb10 lol
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BFrench501
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From: Leicester
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Posted: 2012-06-01 10:32
The thing that really bemuses me about this is that Yorkshire is the strongest and most competitive county in England for 9-ball pool. The lower category players are best placed to learn from better players and yet they refuse them entry into stuff. They should be thankful that there are regular £10 comps and a plethora of cat 2 players to come up against. Best point that's been made yet is that people lemonade £100's on GB9 weekends yet won't spend £10 locally. Should make the most of the talent you have in that region, I wish we had a 10th of it in Leicester!!! [ This message was edited by: BFrench501 on 2012-06-01 10:34 ]
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BFrench501
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Posted: 2012-06-01 10:36
On 2012-05-31 17:11 , DRM Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! If anyone fancies a drag race I'll run my RS4 against a Daewoo Matiz Stevie Wonder called me said he'll race you in his Austin Maestro.
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unique
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Joined: 06-Sep-2009
Posts: 1917
From: South elmsall
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Posted: 2012-06-01 10:53
On 2012-06-01 09:23 , LeedsHighlander Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! Eric, we've met a handful of times and for the main, you're a sound guy and very opinionated which is great to read about in forums like this but please stop thinking so negatively and condemning things to near apocalyptic doom. Running these tournaments will not be the end of all pool as we know it!
I agree that this format covers a portion of players that have a shared passion for playing a quality of pool they are happy with, with their spare cash, disposable income etc. You know the guys thy are serious about improving their games and those people don't solely rely on tournaments like this, they are GB9 qualified, they play on MMTV, they practice whenever possible and some arrange money matches on the side. American pool has a hard enough time in UK Without us constantly Del although I've met you a couple of times and agree sometimes with your posts,it's not negativity it's saying how things are going,9 ball for some reason as gone totally off the boil,check mmtv,action nights,you've prob been back on the scene 2 mins so haven't seen it's decline,shame really but it's not negativity it's telling it how it is ----------------- Mr Dockerty to you boys
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unique
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Posted: 2012-06-01 11:02
Correct mr Lunn n mr French
I don't understand why cutting cat 2s out for 10 tournies makes sense,especially when tables on free play lol, it would be like cat 2s not playing against cat 1s in 10 er tournies,happily play all day to play that standard of player,mark you are totally correct with your post,just having cat 3 4 5 tournies is only guna harm pool,these cat 3 4 5 tournies would be a reg thing if this debate wasn't brought up n could still be,see it as negativity del but it isn't, if you can't see it will harm 9 ball in the long run by cutting supposably top players out(cat 2) on a reg basis then im baffled
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LeedsHighlander
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Posts: 263
From: Reading
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Posted: 2012-06-01 11:12
Fair one doc, I just don't believe this one minuscule type of tourney will harm the bigger picture. Those that want and have desire/passion to get better will....end of.
I do want everyone to be happy but even the big guns don't like losing money it's a fact of life
Simple answer is to keep playing action games one on one like lots of people do because no one ever going to agree on this topic lol
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